Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-LEX-I-PHARM'AC
AL-EX-AN'DRINE, or AL-EX-AN'DRI-ANA-LEX-I-PHARM'AC
A-LEX-I-PHARM'AC, a. [Gr. αλεξω, to expel, and φαρμακον, poison.]
Expelling poison; antidotal; sudorific; that has the quality of expelling poison or infection by sweat.
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